Flesh-reducing apparatus.



1. R. BEUCHLER, In. FLESH REDUCING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, |917.

Patented Aug. 28,1917.

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JOHN R. BEUCI-ILER, JR., OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

FLESH-REDUCING APPARATUS.

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Application led July 23, 1917.

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Be it known that l, .loi-IN R. BiiUoiiLiir., Jr., a citizen of theUnited States, residing at lllasliington, District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Flesh ReducingApparatus, of which the following is a specilication, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

'lhe present invention relates to a flesh reducing apparatus, orapparatus for massaging portions of the human body, and has `for itsobject to produce a simple and eilicient apparatus for this purpose,which apparatus can be cheaply constructed, and which will beadjustable, as to length of stroke, portion or portions of the body tobe massaged, all in the manner hereinafter more fully described and asillustrated.

The accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, shows inFigure l a longitudinal vertical section ofthe device, Fig. 2 shows asection taken at right angles to Fig. 1, through one of the rockingarms, to which the belts are to be attached. Fig. 3 is a cross sectionalview on the line sc -w of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a sectional view on line 5--5 of Fig. 4l.

By referring to said drawings, t represents the flat top of the table,provided with a hinged rest b, and supported upon two pairs of legs cand cl, which legs are connected by suitable lengthwise rods e. Restingupon and attached to the rods e, or a lower table carried thereby, is asuitable electric motor f for operating the rock shafts g and t. Thesetwo shafts are suitably journaled in the ends of the table, and also inthe journal z', at their inner ends. Attached to the shaft of the motorf is a crank lever 7c provided with a slot carrying a p in Z, foradjustably connecting the arm m, suitably attached to the rock shaft afor oscillating the rock shaft h. On the other ,side of the motor is asimilar crank o provided with a slit for operating in the saine mannerthe rod p and the crank g for oscillating the Specification` of LettersPatent.

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shaft g. The shafts g and 71, may be oscillated in the same direction,or opposite directions as desired, and b y suitably adjusting the pin Zin the slot in the crank 7c, and the corresponding pin in the crank 0,the angle through which the shafts g and 71, are oscillated may becontrolled at will. The operation of the motor j may be furthercontrolled by means of a suitable rheostat illustrated at 7', throughwhich the wires for furnishing current for the motor pass, these wirespassing through the hollow supports c and e.

Three rocking beams s, t and a are illustrated as being mounted upon theshafts g and t, although any desired number may be employed. Byloosening the set screw lv, the rock beams may be slid lengthwise of theshafts g and t, for bringing the massaging belts or rollers, to playupon desired parts of the body of the person under treatnient. The anglethrough which the rock beams oscillate is determined by suitablypositioning the pins in the slots in the cranks 0 and 7c. The length ofstroke of the massaging belts may still further be adjusted, by slidinginwardly or outwardly the rods w, the set screws .fc being loosened forthis purpose and then tightened again. The head g/ of the rod w carriessuitable buttons s for attaching belts or straps of leather or fabric orother suitable material,

carrying rollers of any desired construction, f

for massaging the desired portion of the body of the person undertreatment.

The operation of the device will be obvious from the above description,the per son being laid upon the table a, lengthwise in Fig. 1, suitablebelts or straps carrying rollers or other massaging elements beingattached to the heads jz/ by means of the buttons c, and the device thenbeingset in operation, the straps carrying the rollers referred to beingreciprocated across the body of the person, at that portion where it isdesired to cause the massaging for the purpose of reducing flesh.

While I have described the device iii great detail, it is obvious thatvarious modi- Irame supporting said elements and nde- 10 lioations,Within the scope of the appended pendent adjustable connections betweensaid claim can be made, Without departing from motor and each of saidrocking shafts,

the spirit of my invention.. whereby the said shafts. may be caused toI/Vhat I elainiis: rock, to the same or dilerent degrees, and In amassage apparatus, the combination in the same or opposite directions. Y15 of a motor a table, a plurality of rocking In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my shafts beneath the tablef carryngrock-arms signature.provided with belt attaching means, a JQHN R. BEUGHLER, JR.

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